The number of new poor in August reached 3.24 crore, which is 19.54 percent of the population, after the second wave of the pandemic, according to a survey. Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) released the findings at a virtual press conference yesterday.
The number of new poor in August reached 3.24 crore, which is 19.54 percent of the population, after the second wave of the pandemic, according to a survey. Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) released the findings at a virtual press conference yesterday.